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Social Engineering: Examples

This video gives an illustration of phishing attempts using social engineering and playing on greed by posing as Microsoft or Amazon representatives.

This video gives a detailed illustration of typical phishing attempts using social engineering and playing on greed by posing as Microsoft or Amazon representatives.

Many of us will have received emails purporting to be from large organizations like Microsoft or Amazon. This video details common examples of such messages – some of which you or a colleague may have received! After watching this video, you should know how to assess such a message to flag it as a possible scam.

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